In The Ghetto Chords by Solomon Burke
Tempo:
81.1 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Bb
Gm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] As the snow [Ab] flies [Eb] [Ab] On [Gm] a cool and gray Chicago morning
[Ab] Another little [Bb] baby child was [Eb] born In the ghetto
[Ab] [Eb] In the ghetto
[Ab] Alone and [Eb] his mama cried
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Gm] Because there's one thing that she don't need
[Ab] There's another [Bb] home of mine to [Eb] keep In the ghetto
[Ab] [Eb] In the ghetto [Ab] [Bb] People don't you understand
A [Ab] child needs a [Eb] helping hand [Ab] He's gonna [Bb] wanna be a happy young [Eb] man someday
[Ab] [Bb] She's gonna look at you and me Are [Ab] we too blind [Eb] to see
[Ab] Or do we [Gm] simply turn our [Fm] heads And look the [Bb] other way
In [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] [Gm]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb] [Ab] the ghetto [Eb] People [Ab] and his [Eb] hunger [Ab] burn
[Eb] [Ab] [Gm] So he starts to run the streets at night [Ab] He learns how to steal [Bb] and he learns how to fight
[Eb] In the ghetto [Ab] In [Eb] the ghetto
[Ab] [Bb] Then one night in [A] desperation [Ab] The young man [Eb] runs free
[Ab] Gets a gun [Gm] and steals a car [Fm] As [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Gm] a crowd gathers round
An angry young [Ab] man faces death [Bb] [Eb] In the [Ab] ghetto
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] And as the young [Ab] man dies [Eb] On [Ab] [Gm]
a gray Chicago [Ab] morning
Boom!
[Bb] [Eb] In the ghetto [Ab] [Eb] In the ghetto
[Ab] [Bb]
A [Ab] child needs a helping [Eb] [Ab] hand He's gonna [Bb] wanna be a [Eb] [Ab] [Bb] happy young man someday
She's gonna look at you and me Are [Ab] we too blind to [Eb] see
[Ab] Or do we [Gm] simply [Fm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Ab] turn our heads [Eb] And
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb] [Ab]
[Bb] look the other way
In the ghetto People and his hunger burn
So [Ab] he starts to run [Eb] the streets [Ab] at night He learns how [Gm] to steal and he learns how to fight
[Fm] [Eb] [Bb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bbm]
[Eb] As the snow [Ab] flies [Eb] [Ab] On [Gm] a cool and gray Chicago morning
[Ab] Another little [Bb] baby child was [Eb] born In the ghetto
[Ab] [Eb] In the ghetto
[Ab] Alone and [Eb] his mama cried
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Gm] Because there's one thing that she don't need
[Ab] There's another [Bb] home of mine to [Eb] keep In the ghetto
[Ab] [Eb] In the ghetto [Ab] [Bb] People don't you understand
A [Ab] child needs a [Eb] helping hand [Ab] He's gonna [Bb] wanna be a happy young [Eb] man someday
[Ab] [Bb] She's gonna look at you and me Are [Ab] we too blind [Eb] to see
[Ab] Or do we [Gm] simply turn our [Fm] heads And look the [Bb] other way
In [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] [Gm]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb] [Ab] the ghetto [Eb] People [Ab] and his [Eb] hunger [Ab] burn
[Eb] [Ab] [Gm] So he starts to run the streets at night [Ab] He learns how to steal [Bb] and he learns how to fight
[Eb] In the ghetto [Ab] In [Eb] the ghetto
[Ab] [Bb] Then one night in [A] desperation [Ab] The young man [Eb] runs free
[Ab] Gets a gun [Gm] and steals a car [Fm] As [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Gm] a crowd gathers round
An angry young [Ab] man faces death [Bb] [Eb] In the [Ab] ghetto
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] And as the young [Ab] man dies [Eb] On [Ab] [Gm]
a gray Chicago [Ab] morning
Boom!
[Bb] [Eb] In the ghetto [Ab] [Eb] In the ghetto
[Ab] [Bb]
A [Ab] child needs a helping [Eb] [Ab] hand He's gonna [Bb] wanna be a [Eb] [Ab] [Bb] happy young man someday
She's gonna look at you and me Are [Ab] we too blind to [Eb] see
[Ab] Or do we [Gm] simply [Fm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Ab] turn our heads [Eb] And
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb] [Ab]
[Bb] look the other way
In the ghetto People and his hunger burn
So [Ab] he starts to run [Eb] the streets [Ab] at night He learns how [Gm] to steal and he learns how to fight
[Fm] [Eb] [Bb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bbm]
Key:
Ab
Eb
Bb
Gm
Fm
Ab
Eb
Bb
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] As the snow [Ab] flies [Eb] _ _ [Ab] On [Gm] a cool and gray Chicago morning
[Ab] Another little [Bb] baby child was [Eb] born In the ghetto
[Ab] _ [Eb] In the ghetto _
[Ab] Alone and [Eb] his mama cried
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ [Gm] Because there's one thing that she don't need
[Ab] There's another [Bb] home of mine to [Eb] keep In the ghetto
[Ab] _ [Eb] In the ghetto [Ab] _ [Bb] People don't you understand
A [Ab] child needs a [Eb] helping hand [Ab] He's gonna [Bb] wanna be a happy young [Eb] man someday
[Ab] _ [Bb] She's gonna look at you and me Are [Ab] we too blind [Eb] to see
[Ab] Or do we [Gm] simply turn our [Fm] heads And look the [Bb] other way
In [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] [Ab] the ghetto _ [Eb] People _ [Ab] _ and his [Eb] hunger [Ab] burn
_ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Gm] So he starts to run the streets at night [Ab] He learns how to steal [Bb] and he learns how to fight
[Eb] In the ghetto [Ab] In [Eb] the ghetto
[Ab] _ [Bb] Then one night in [A] desperation [Ab] The young man [Eb] runs free
_ [Ab] Gets a gun [Gm] and steals a car [Fm] As _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] a crowd gathers round
An angry young [Ab] man faces death _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] In the [Ab] ghetto
_ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] And as the young [Ab] man dies [Eb] On _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _
a gray Chicago [Ab] morning
Boom!
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] In the ghetto [Ab] _ [Eb] In the ghetto
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
A [Ab] child needs a helping [Eb] [Ab] hand He's gonna [Bb] wanna be a _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] happy young man someday
She's gonna look at you and me Are [Ab] we too blind to [Eb] see
[Ab] Or do we [Gm] simply _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] turn our heads [Eb] And _
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
[Bb] look the other way
In the ghetto People and his hunger burn
So [Ab] he starts to run [Eb] the streets [Ab] at night He learns how [Gm] to steal and he learns how to fight
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] As the snow [Ab] flies [Eb] _ _ [Ab] On [Gm] a cool and gray Chicago morning
[Ab] Another little [Bb] baby child was [Eb] born In the ghetto
[Ab] _ [Eb] In the ghetto _
[Ab] Alone and [Eb] his mama cried
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ [Gm] Because there's one thing that she don't need
[Ab] There's another [Bb] home of mine to [Eb] keep In the ghetto
[Ab] _ [Eb] In the ghetto [Ab] _ [Bb] People don't you understand
A [Ab] child needs a [Eb] helping hand [Ab] He's gonna [Bb] wanna be a happy young [Eb] man someday
[Ab] _ [Bb] She's gonna look at you and me Are [Ab] we too blind [Eb] to see
[Ab] Or do we [Gm] simply turn our [Fm] heads And look the [Bb] other way
In [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] [Ab] the ghetto _ [Eb] People _ [Ab] _ and his [Eb] hunger [Ab] burn
_ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Gm] So he starts to run the streets at night [Ab] He learns how to steal [Bb] and he learns how to fight
[Eb] In the ghetto [Ab] In [Eb] the ghetto
[Ab] _ [Bb] Then one night in [A] desperation [Ab] The young man [Eb] runs free
_ [Ab] Gets a gun [Gm] and steals a car [Fm] As _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] a crowd gathers round
An angry young [Ab] man faces death _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] In the [Ab] ghetto
_ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] And as the young [Ab] man dies [Eb] On _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _
a gray Chicago [Ab] morning
Boom!
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] In the ghetto [Ab] _ [Eb] In the ghetto
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
A [Ab] child needs a helping [Eb] [Ab] hand He's gonna [Bb] wanna be a _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] happy young man someday
She's gonna look at you and me Are [Ab] we too blind to [Eb] see
[Ab] Or do we [Gm] simply _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] turn our heads [Eb] And _
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
[Bb] look the other way
In the ghetto People and his hunger burn
So [Ab] he starts to run [Eb] the streets [Ab] at night He learns how [Gm] to steal and he learns how to fight
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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